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10 Grani - Ferdinando III
| Issuer | Sicily, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1796 |
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| Weight | 1.11 g |
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| Reverse description | A displayed eagle with wings spread and head turned to the left occupies the central field, rendered in the heraldic style associated with the Bourbon monarchy of the Two Sicilies. The date 1796 is divided across the upper field, flanking the eagle's head. The encircling legend HIS • INF N • reads around the upper portion, while the mintmaster's initials and officina mark N • d'O • V • appear in the exergue beneath the eagle. The coin is struck within a matching milled denticle border. |
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| Reverse lettering | HIS 1796 • INF N • d` O • V • |
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Ferdinand III of Sicily spent much of the 1790s navigating the fallout from revolutionary France — his Neapolitan territories would eventually fall to French forces in 1799, forcing his withdrawal entirely to the island. The 10 Grani was part of a silver coinage for Sicily that operated on a separate monetary footing from the mainland Regno di Napoli, a distinction that mattered politically as much as economically during this period of dynastic pressure.